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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1934
Page
8
The article details sermons at First Methodist First Christian and Presbyterian churches with Rev. Mantle Rev. Downs and Rev. Wilcox presenting themed talks. It lists choir performances student classes Epworth League activities and upcoming lay membership classes and social events across Lancaster Mt Sterling and Fairfield County.
In GLOUSTER on March 4 the Methodist Episcopal Church plans a choir formation meeting at 7 pm led by Carroll. The Rev O P Smith preaches at 10 am and 7 pm in the Church of Christ. Junior church at 8:30 am and Epworth League at 6 pm. All ages attend Sunday School beginning 8:30. Prospective choir members urged to attend.
Lent services will be held at the First Presbyterian Church next week with Rev W W Duff preaching. Regular Sunday services occur at Grace M E Church with morning topic Religion and a Christian Life by Rev H M Wilbur and an evening subject The Lust for Immediacy. Junior sermons include St Patrick s Day and Two Arabs. Other topics include Self Denial and the Christian and The Saved and the Lost.
Albany March 16. The Rev. G HM Wiggin will discuss Back to the Old Job at the First Baptist Church Sunday morning at 10 15 o clock. A 4 special business session will follow the morning service with evening worship at 7 30. The pastor's class invites men to attend the Sunday School hour.
Pomeroy notes a litany and sermon Sunday night at 7 oclock in Grace Episcopal Church. Girl's Fellowship Close meets at 545. Lenten worship continues every Thursday night at 7 oclock.
The page lists multiple churches with ministers and weekly schedules. Entries include First Christian Reed J., Methodist Episcopal C M Coulter, TM A Wilcox, Good Shepherd Episcopal L W Clarke, Free Methodist Roy Little, Hocking Street Calvin B Haines, Christian Science society, Central Avenue Methodist Ward Radford, Church of the Nazarene Otto M Grace, First Wesleyan Methodist Ee Kenney Eastor detailing services and times for Sunday School Worship and midweek events.
The Rev. R. D. Wood of Ironton will lead a series at First Baptist Church Middleport from March 19 to March 28. The Sunday message is The Hungry Fed with Rev F C Kreager at 10 15 AM. evening sermon Lot Loses. Sunday School starts 9 15 AM and senior and intermediate BYPU at 6 PM.
Logan March 16. Combined service at United Brethren Church Sunday morning features If Ye Forgive Not a two character play by Phyllis Brown and Evelyn Carnes. Evening service at 7 with Rev B C Peters. Revival meetings through March 25 at the Church of the Nazarene led by Rev R C Babylon and special workers Rev and Mrs B O Donaldson Cincinnati. Mrs Donaldson directs music with illustrated songs using crayons and colored lights.
A long OCR list enumerates numerous groceries and small shops across Athens and nearby towns such as Chauncey Sugar Creek Sugar Creek and Nelsonville. Entries include names and street locations like Stewart Street May Avenue Adams Street and 78 W Columbus Bv. Many shops are labeled as GROCERY or GROCERY & MEAT MARKET with scattered telephones and counties. The fragment preserves a town commerce snapshot without narrative context.
The Nelsonville Presbyterian Church dedicates its service with Rev. Lloyd Evans speaking on We Give Thee But Thine Own and pledges. Nomination of officers takes place during Sunday School at 9:30 with election next Sunday. The Communicant Class meets at 2 PM and the choir at 2 PM. Young People meet at 6 PM led by Mrs. Frank Knox. Sunday evening features The Path Out of the Depths and a men's choir performance. Regular Methodist Episcopal services feature Rev. H A Rothrock in the morning and Shall I Be Condemned in the evening. Pilgrim Holiness revival is led by Rev. Maurice D Finger nightly at 7 with morning worship at 11. Music by a women’s quartet. Sunday School 9:50 AM and Young People at 6 with Miss Margerite Jones. services continue nightly all week.
Mrs. Marie Dorsey to be soloist at Sunday worship at Alexander Presbyterian Church with Rev. Howard E. Warner delivering a sermon titled Following the Vision to the End. Bible School at 10 o'clock. A joint Session Board of Trustees and Woman's Auxiliary meeting is set for Sunday night at 7:30.
The Athens Church of Christ Scientist will read the Lesson-Sermon on Sunday March 18. The Golden Text declares God my salvation and strength, while the citation Faith is the substance of things hoped for appears in Hebrews. The Science and Health passage urges growing faith in Spirit over matter to heal the sick and destroy error.
An evangelistic party led by J. M. Williams of the Ohio Conference of the Wesleyan Methodist Church with Ferguson Roberts and Calhoun will visit First Wesleyan Methodist Church for services Tuesday through Thursday with music and 7:30 p m sermons. Everett Cole Ringgold speaks Saturday and Sunday. communion is planned Wednesday March 21 inviting White's Chapel and Baker Chapel members. Sunday School at 2 p m.
The Ohio Fuel Company is drilling for gas on the Dorsey Bolin farm also known as the Curg Creamer farm at The Garden. Local social notes mention visitors and relatives including Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Coen, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Guthrie, and others.
Alton Thomas Tully son of Jim Tully novelist was sentenced to one to 25 years in San Quentin Prison for criminal assault. It marked his third conviction in two years on such a charge.
The Salvation Army opens a ten day soul-saving drive led by evangelist Lee Gaugh with 7 p m street meetings and 7 30 p m indoor services. Aerial ticket system rewards Sunday School attendance and offerings while a Church of God group helps at indoor concerts with Adjutant Gough leading.
A series of special meetings will be opened in the Stewart Methodist Episcopal Church Wednesday night March 21. Sunday School is set for 9:30 with worship at 7:30. Epworth League meets Sunday night at 6:45 led by Ralph Byron.
In Canaanville on March 16 plans for a comedy stage offering were discussed at a largely attended Canaan Grange meeting held Tuesday night at Grange Hall.
The report notes rising world arms shipments over ten years and a 1932 peak in munitions and related trade. Airplane exports from the United States rose 6.7 percent in 1932, with a military procurement push for 1,800 more aircraft. Guests included New Marshfield Grange and a literary program with readings and entertainment.
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